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Does Melbourne need an Airport Rail Link?

Is popular debate consistent with good infrastructure decision making?

  1. The fact that Melbourne does not have a rail service to its airport is a topic of much debate in the local media.
  2. Thumbnail for Melbourne Airport Rail Link: do we need it - and when?Melbourne Airport Rail Link: do we need it - and when?
    Sydney has an airport rail line. So does Brisbane. Perth is building one. Should Melbourne? Jason Dowling peers down the track at what Victoria's major parties are really proposing. Everywhere I go it seems easier to access the city from the airport. But how common really is airport rail around the world?
    Jason Dowling
  3. Thumbnail for Is it time Melbourne got a rail line to the airport? -Is it time Melbourne got a rail line to the airport? -
    The Napthine government says it'll start building an airport rail line next term if wins this month's Victorian election. Of course it'd be nice to have, but should it really be a priority at this time? Some Melburnians are embarrassed that their city lacks a rail line between the CBD and the airport.
    Crikey
  4. A study to identify the best route was conducted in 2013.
  5. Melbourne Airport Rail Link Study - Public Transport Victoria
    Melbourne Airport and Melbourne's central business district (CBD) through the Melbourne Airport Rail Link Study (MARL). A funding allocation of $6.5 million ...
    ptv.vic.gov.au
  6. In May 2014, the State Government announced in its budget that an airport rail link would be built.
  7. Melbourne Airport railway line gets go-ahead - Australian Business ...
    May 7, 2014 ... A railway link for Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport has received the green ... the 11 billion into a Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane fast train route?
    www.ausbt.com.au
  8. Naturally those that would benefit most were happy...
  9. Rail industry stoked over Victoria's $11 billion Melbourne Airport ...
    May 9, 2014 ... The new rail link bring Melbourne in line with Sydney and Brisbane which have been served by dedicated airport rail lines to bypass freeway ...
    www.governmentnews.com.au
  10. However, following a change in government in late 2014, it appeared the project had been shelved for the time being.
  11. Is Daniel Andrews right to ignore airport rail? | The Urbanist - Crikey
    Feb 23, 2015 ... A train to Melbourne Airport would be more comfortable than ... There is no other airport in the world at that level that doesn't have a rail link.
    blogs.crikey.com.au
  12. Those who most benefit were vocal again...
  13. Build airport rail or drown in traffic, Melbourne Airport chief warns
    Feb 19, 2015 ... Melbourne Airport is on track to become the busiest airport in the world without ... they have also been economic failures in both Sydney and Brisbane. Dr Morton said a rail link to Melbourne Airport regularly topped the wishlist ...
    www.theage.com.au
  14. As was the former government:
  15. Melbourne Airport passenger numbers support case for airport rail link
    Apr 20, 2015 ... The facts: Melbourne Airport today released figures showing a 12 per cent growth in international passenger numbers in the third quarter of ...
    vic.liberal.org.au
  16. There is already a frequent, reasonably priced public transport service between the airport and one of Melbourne's major train stations.
  17. SkyBus - City. Airport. Express.
    Linking Melbourne airport to the city. Information about the service.
    www.skybus.com.au
  18. Would an airport rail link really be a good investment of public money?
  19. Airport Rail Links - A Post Audit - ATRF
    discuss some of the complexities of airport rail access planning: the conflicting ... The history of the Melbourne Airport Rail Link (MARL) illustrates these issues.
    atrf.info